Substantiated by the notion of we had a subpoena. they ignored the subpoena. now we had to get a search warrant. that s all they need to establish in order to move in that way. s if so he has legitimized the search warrant by explaining we had a subpoena. we took every route possible before we got to this point. so it would be the least intrusive means of trying to get the information we need. so that on the surface supplies everything that he needs to reach what delirium tremens he has done. but it s more likely than not that this is part of a larger investigation. this is not the last we re going to hear of this. there s a reason he wants to documents. the fact that trump has the documents and they are at mar-a-lago, that s a violation of federal law in terms of where the records are supposed to be houdsed. he doesn t need anything else. but everything we re watching from the doj suggests that this is much more in line with the larger investigation connected
That we may see in the specificity around the location of where the documents are is going to give insight as to is there a leak from the inside s there a rat, is someone giving information to the doj and cooperating. we likely know there is, but this is one thing that s going to confirm it. carol, i want to ask about the report from the washington post. nbc news has not confirmed, but the post is reporting agents were looking for classified documents related to nuclear weapons. those are the kind of documents that would justify this kind of search. well, sure. anything that the former president took from mar-a-lago he was not supposed to take, would be enough to use a subpoena or search warrant to try to get it back. often the justice department would not resort to a search warrant opposed to a request or subpoena unless they were
Yesterday afternoon. police are still investigating the motive. however, it appears the suspect posted online threats about his desire to kill fbi agents this week. shortly after the search at the former president s mar-a-lago residence. new images appear to place him at the capitol on january 6th. it remains unclear whether he entered the building that day. i want to bring in shaquille brewster live in cincinnati. also with us is ben collins, who tracks disinformation and extremism. shaq, let s start with you. what more can you tell us about the investigation into how this unfolded? reporter: the fbi is saying they are reviewing the entire incident and calling it an agent-involved shooting. we know from state and local thofrts it began here at the fbi field office in cincinnati when the man walked up to the visitor processing or visitor screening center. he fired a nail gun at personnel. that tripped an alarm. while it didn t hit personnel, it tripped an alarm and he waved
Fbi felt the search was necessary. one clue may come from a stunning new report in the washington post. fbi agents were looking for classified documents related to america s nuclear program. that s according to people familiar with the investigation. nbc news has not confirmed that report. this morning trump called it a hoax. one of his attorneys was asked about it on fox. she was not quite so explicit. is it your understanding there were not documents related to our nuclear capabilities or nuclear issues that had national security implications in the president s possession when the agents showed up at mar-a-lago? that s correct. do you know for a fact? have you spoken to the president about it? i have not specifically spoken to the president about what nuclear materials may or may not have been in there. i do not believe there were any
Various classified top secret sensitive compartmented information. that s among the highest levels of classification there is. one grade above top secret. there were four sets of top secret documents, three sets of secret documents, and three marked confidential. the warrant describes where agents saud they would search and wouldn t search. they said they would search the 45 office, a storage room and all storage rooms and other areas within the premises used or available to be used by the former president ask his staff in which boxes or documents could be stored including all structures or buildings on the estate. the journal adds that the fbi did not seek access to search private guest rooms such as though those at mar-a-lago members. so what we re not seeing this this reporting is any reference